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With a restraint that barely conceals the ferocity of his characters' passions, one of Japan's great postwar novelists tells the luminous story of Kikuji and the tea party he attends with Mrs. Ota, the rival of his dead father's mistress. A tale of desire, regret, and sensual nostalgia, every... read more

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First Sentence

EVEN WHEN he reached Kamakura and the Engakuji Temple, Kikuji did not know whether or not he would go to the tea ceremony.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Yasunari Kawabata (Author)
  2. Edward G. Seidensticker (Translator)
 

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